*Child And Pet Neglect*

Animal neglect is one of the most sad and avoidable problems I frequently hear of.  When you throw children into the mix, it gets even more sad.  This is an article about a mother who was letting her kids and pets live in a disgusting home.

Police: West York mom charged for letting kids live in filthy home

Officials rescued four children and a number of dogs and cats from a West York house that was infested with fleas and full of sewage and garbage.
Charges have been filed against the mother of those children, according to West York Police Chief Justin Seibel -- four counts of endangering the welfare of children and one count of cruelty to animals.
He identified the woman as Rebecca Jackson, 34, of 1648 Monroe St.
On Tuesday, the house in the 1600 block of Monroe Street house was deemed unfit for human occupancy due to unsanitary conditions.
Eleven dogs and cats were rescued from the home by the York County SPCA, executive director Melissa Smith said.
"The house was unsanitary from waste, but it was mostly human waste," she said.
Smith said sewage was backed up into the basement, and garbage was found in living areas.
York County senior deputy prosecutor Amy Eyster said the county's Office of Children, Youth and Families have taken custody of the four children. Eyster said she'd been told caseworkers were trying to place the children with a family member or friend, and that they are no longer with their mother.
Eyster said she advised West York Police to file the charges against Jackson.
"My position is that no children should be allowed to live in conditions like that," Eyster said. "And when we're notified of conditions like that, we will be filing charges."
Police discovered the children living in filth after recently going to the home on an unrelated matter involving the children, Eyster said.
West York Fire Capt. Charles Zienkiewicz said conditions in the home were "bad enough to deem it unfit for humans."
Pets seized: All told, three pit bulls and eight cats -- including a number of kittens -- were taken from the home, Smith said. All of them were infested with fleas, she said.
She said she hopes the cats will soon be available for adoption.
"We had concerns about the dogs' temperament with other animals, and they are unavailable (for adoption)," Smith said.
SPCA investigators received reports that one of dogs attacked another dog in neighborhood, according to Smith.
On Wednesday, West York Code Enforcement posted a notice to the padlocked front door of the home.
Violations: Also posted on the door was a list of nine health and safety violations, which include insect infestation and hazardous electrical and plumbing systems. The violations must be corrected before the house can be lived in again.
Ericah Brunner and her family moved in across the street from the house about six years ago.
She said she noticed a problem there almost right away. The porch was piled with items.
"And the children were just so dirty," Brunner said.
She said she knew the homeowner had cats because she would see them walking on the roof of the home and on top of air conditioners sticking out of windows. Brunner said she didn't know there were dogs in the home.
Brunner said she wasn't surprised when officials went to the home earlier this week.
However, she was surprised to learn how bad conditions were inside.
"I didn't realize it was that bad," she said.